If this season is going to be about the development of young pitchers above all else, there are probably going to be more nights like this. Nights when the Nationals’ inept lineup can’t generate any semblance of consistent production, leading to a loss despite a quality effort by the club’s pitching staff. Add tonight’s 4-0 loss to the Orioles to t

WASHINGTON – The Orioles (10-7), winners of six of their past eight games and with a record of 3-1 on this road trip, can sweep this two-game series if they win tonight at Nationals Park. Washington (5-12) allowed just a run and five hits in Tuesday’s 1-0 loss. The Nats, who began this series averaging just 3.88 runs per game this season, were held

Among the top priorities for Nationals’ player development at the major league level this year is the production of the young arms in the starting rotation: Josiah Gray and MacKenzie Gore. In that category, they are off to a great start. Despite being 0-4, thanks in large part to the lack of run support, Gray has a 3.74 ERA over his first four star

WASHINGTON – The Orioles are getting closer to gaining reinforcements for their well used bullpen. Manager Brandon Hyde said today he is hopeful that both Mychal Givens and Dillon Tate can begin rehab assignments sometime next week. Both right-handers have officially been on the injured list since Opening Day. Givens is out due to left knee inflamm

Victor Robles is getting his first day off of the season tonight, which isn’t all that newsworthy on its own merits. The player who will take over in center field in Robles’ absence, though, is somewhat surprising: Alex Call. Call is getting the nod in center for tonight’s game against the Orioles instead of Lane Thomas, who will remain in right fi

The Orioles activated Kyle Bradish from the 15-day injured list this morning and he’s starting tonight against the Nationals in D.C. This is how it was expected to play out, with Bradish returning to the roster on his first day of eligibility. Bradish lasted 1 2/3 innings in his season debut in Texas before Jonah Heim’s line drive slammed off his r

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Reinstated RHP Kyle Bradish from the 15-day Injured List. He will start tonight’s game.Optioned RHP Logan Gillaspie to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

Can the Nationals score a run tonight? That’s what’s at stake in the finale of this two-game series against the Orioles. OK, so maybe that’s a little too harsh of a preview, but after Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss, it’s hard not to think about such seemingly trivial matters. A lineup that couldn’t score a run off Dean Kremer will now attempt to do it ag

The low point of an April that hasn’t gone according to plan for Dominic Smith came in the bottom of the third Tuesday night at Nationals Park. Standing at the plate with one out and runners on second and third, with a chance to drive in at least one – if not two – teammates and give starter Josiah Gray some desperately needed run support, Smith sa

WASHINGTON – When it was over, right-hander Dean Kremer said what everyone must have thought about his start to the 2023 season. As the Orioles pitcher took the mound in Washington last night, the same night that demoted starter Cole Irvin was pitching at Triple-A, Kremer’s ERA stood at 9.49. “Of course there are frustrations, anytime you come out